So I did not officially "participate" this year as some of my fellow diabetes blogging counterparts did, but shortly before Invisible Illness Week, I did something else. For example, there is NOT a dedicated NIDDK representative on this committee.

Friday, October 08, 2010 How to Handle Blog Plagiarism I suspected that it was only a matter of time before some slug stole (yet again, its happened before!) I am merely the latest diabetes blogger to have had my blog content stolen without attribution.

appeared first on DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog. I’m no stranger to how diabetes can have a huge effect on mental health. This isn’t a secret, as I’ve written about this and shared my personal struggles before about how diabetes can take us to a dark place —… The post New National Conference on Mental Health & Diabetes!

Monday, November 09, 2009 Happy D-Blog Day + Disease Management 2.0 First, let me acknowledge the fact that today is D-Blog Day. If youre interested, you can start your own blog, or just comment on some of the many posts out there.

Throughout the month of March, the Joslin Blog is highlighting stories about your kidneys and diabetes. Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, accounting for 44 percent of the new cases of kidney disease, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Robert Stanton, M.D. Be sure to check in each week for updates from Joslin’s clinicians and researchers on how they are working to help detect and treat kidney disease. MORE >>

Director of Diabetes, NIDDK, NIH (that’s a mouthful!) 2011 JDRF Government Day Blog Posts JDRF Advocate Educate FDA Government Day NIH Washington D.C.Shelley, Debbie, Scott, Camile, Ann. Did you know there is a whole section of JDRF that deals with Government Relations? Me either – at least not until this trip. When I think JDRF, I always think about fundraising and walks, stuff like that. I didn’t think about people keeping an eye on government stuff. MORE >>

although I haven''t blogged as much as I did a number of years ago, there were a few things which, in my opinion, deserve acknowledgement as they relate to diabetes care. We have only begun to make our presence known with entities such as the FDA, but there are other areas (I''m thinking of the NIH''s NIDDK which does not even have a permanent representative it sends to the NIH Autoimmune Diseases Coordinating Committee (ADCC), see [link] for more background. MORE >>

During February 2011, the Diabetes Social Media Advocacy (DSMA) group began what what they are calling the monthly " DSMA Blog Carnival ", something that will continue in the future with a variety of different topics. taxpayers thanks to the NIH/NIDDK paying for that research. In effect, the NIH/NIDDK coerced the participants to stay in the study by freeing them from the all of the usual crap you and I have to deal with to get our basic treatments covered. MORE >>

Thursday, January 28, 2010 Wacky No D-Blog Days Over the years, I have featured some postings which featured one of my favorite childhood memories: Wacky Packages. In effect, this is a call for 2 specific items: #1) Another No-D Blog Day. Id like to suggest another no d-blog day -- perhaps in a few weeks, maybe early March? NIH/NIDDK "Most chemists believe that the course of a chemical reaction is always predictable. MORE >>